Grieving Parent | Barbara Legere

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The Empty Chair at the Table

Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...

The Myth of Losing An “Only Child”

Often people express “extra” concern when they hear I lost my only child. They say things like, “how tragic to lose your only child!” But...

A phrase that hurts parents of addicts

I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...

The "F" Word

No, not that “F” word, I’m talking about is fentanyl. Fentynal is the most dangerous thing on the streets right now and is killing MORE...

Turning Loss into Hope

Maggie Today I’m sharing about a woman who is a genuine hero. One definition of hero is “someone who fights for a cause” and Maggie...

Nine Minutes & 58 Seconds of Love

There were so many things buzzing around in my head this week, it was hard to pick a topic to write on. But then to my surprise...

Are You Uncomfortable Around A Grieving Parent?

4-29-21 The other day I saw someone I knew and her eyes said it all; she didn’t know what to say to me and she was uncomfortable. She...